Bill Text: IL SR0882 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Allen "Al" Mergens.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0882 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0882-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of John Allen "Al" Mergens, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on December 7, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Al Mergens was born in Chicago to John and Ana | ||||||
| 6 | Mergens; he served as an engineer and firefighter in damage | ||||||
| 7 | control with the U.S. Coast Guard from 1955 to 1957; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Al Mergens became a volunteer member of the Elk | ||||||
| 9 | Grove Fire Department in 1961; he became a full-time, paid | ||||||
| 10 | firefighter in 1967; he worked his way up from firefighter to | ||||||
| 11 | lieutenant and ultimately captain in 1972, a role he held until | ||||||
| 12 | he retired in 1999; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Al Mergens served as the first chief of the fire | ||||||
| 14 | department, a group of 40 volunteer firefighters who worked out | ||||||
| 15 | of a barn; he took the department from a volunteer force to a | ||||||
| 16 | full-time, professional agency with multiple stations; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Al Mergens was affectionately known as "Capt. Al"; | ||||||
| 18 | in his retirement, he visited Elk Grove's fire stations | ||||||
| 19 | regularly, staying in touch with the latest technology and | ||||||
| 20 | advancements in fire safety; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Al Mergens was preceded in death by his wife of 60 | ||||||
| 2 | years, Celine, and his parents; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Al Mergens is survived by his children, Allen J. | ||||||
| 4 | (Nancy), James L. (MaryBeth), and Robin A. (Anthony) Fabisiak; | ||||||
| 5 | his grandchildren, Daniel Mergens, Kelly (Nick) Hildebrandt, | ||||||
| 6 | Meaghan
(Aaron) Sanfillippo, Adam (Colleen) and Scott (Andrea) | ||||||
| 7 | Mergens, and Sarah Fabisiak; his great-grandchildren, Brady | ||||||
| 8 | Nicholas and Melanie Grace Hildebrandt; and his siblings, | ||||||
| 9 | Marilyn Gliniecki, Robert (Dorothy) Mergens, Donald (Diane) | ||||||
| 10 | Mergens,
and Susan (John) Renner; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | John Allen "Al" Mergens and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 14 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Al Mergens as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | deepest sympathy.
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